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Alpro launches new coconut-based Matcha drink

Leading plant-based brand Alpro today announces the launch of Alpro Matcha, the UK’s first ready-to-drink (RTD) soya-coconut based matcha drink. Now launched on shelves in Sainsbury’s, with wider distribution across other major retailers by June, Alpro Matcha is a plant-based drink made with green tea matcha, combined with a soya-coconut base to provide a creamy texture and tropical taste. Versatile and served in a convenient 1L format, Alpro […]

SALTWELL targets rising demand for lower sodium salt with new Chile facility

SALTWELL Group, the owner and producer of SALTWELL® naturally lower sodium salt, has opened a new production facility in Chile, close to where its raw materials are sourced. The site will enable the company to meet growing global demand for its solutions from food manufacturers, who face mounting pressure to cut sodium levels in their […]

Coca-Cola Named as Official Soft Drinks Partner to Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Powerade and Smartwater to be recognised brands across Glasgow 2026 Partnership announced at CCEP’s East Kilbride site as major sporting event returns to Scotland The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) GB, the largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola globally, will be the Official Soft Drinks Partners to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth […]

24% sales growth: SIG’s alu-layer-free aseptic cartons gained widespread adoption in 2025

SIG announced a 24% year-over-year sales growth in 2025 for its alu-layer-free aseptic cartons, that reduce the already low CO2 footprint of standard SIG packs even further. This milestone marks another leap forward in the company’s ambition to create a regenerative food packaging system. The sustained growth proves the market’s appetite for low carbon, recycle-ready […]

Aqua Libra expands range to encourage flavour discovery with new variety pack

Aqua Libra, the UK’s fastest growing infused sparkling water brand, has expanded its range with the launch of a 12 can variety pack into major retailers nationwide. Aqua Libra’s Infused range is clean-label flavoured water, and this move taps into the increasing demand for flavoured water alternatives, where Aqua Libra is already growing ahead of […]

Tetra Pak® Factory OS™ wins MIMA 2026 Scale! award for enabling cost-efficient growth in food and beverage manufacturing 

Tetra Pak has won the Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award (MIMA) 2026 in the Scale! category for its next-generation automation and digital portfolio, Tetra Pak® Factory OS™. The Scale! award recognises intelligent industrial solutions leading the way in the breadth of value chains, clients or internal processes they impact, across different levels of maturity. Tetra Pak® Factory OS™ is a suite of modular, open and scalable smart factory technologies designed […]

5,672 tonnes of packaging generated every Easter

Every year, 80 million Easter eggs are purchased in the UK. Waste management experts BusinessWaste.co.uk have calculated that a whopping 5,672 tonnes of packaging will be binned. 25% of your Easter egg is actually just packaging By analysing ten popular high street Easter eggs, experts uncovered that on average, most products are just 75% chocolate, […]

80 days before EU regulation around Listeria tightens for UK food factories

It is just 80 days before UK food businesses will face greater EU regulation around Listeria which comes into effect on 1st July 2026. The changes represent a significant shift in food safety expectations – not just regulatory but also strategic, affecting how products are formulated, tested, manufactured and shipped. The new rules will affect […]

Precision Packaging: Why Intelligent Laser Perforation is the Key to Sustainable Fresh Produce Supply Chains

Every year, between 10% and 40% of fresh produce harvested worldwide never reaches the consumer. In industrialised countries, postharvest losses run consistently at 10–20% — driven not by poor growing conditions, but by what happens after harvest: spoilage, mishandling, and inadequate packaging during distribution. For fresh produce businesses under margin pressure, this is not just […]

Evolving priorities: the changing face of purchasing decisions

By Matt Hale, Global Business Development Director, HRS Heat Exchangers Over the last decade business procurement has evolved significantly. Previously focused on achieving the best outcome in terms of performance and cost, procurement is now an increasingly strategic corporate function, with any new purchase needing to aid business performance and meet increasingly stringent compliance, […]

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Alpro launches new coconut-based Matcha drink

SALTWELL targets rising demand for lower sodium salt with new Chile facility

Coca-Cola Named as Official Soft Drinks Partner to Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

24% sales growth: SIG’s alu-layer-free aseptic cartons gained widespread adoption in 2025

Aqua Libra expands range to encourage flavour discovery with new variety pack

Tetra Pak® Factory OS™ wins MIMA 2026 Scale! award for enabling cost-efficient growth in food and beverage manufacturing

5,672 tonnes of packaging generated every Easter

80 days before EU regulation around Listeria tightens for UK food factories

Precision Packaging: Why Intelligent Laser Perforation is the Key to Sustainable Fresh Produce Supply Chains

Evolving priorities: the changing face of purchasing decisions

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